English - Chapter 68

Nun. By the pen and all they write

you are not, by the grace of your Lord, a madman

And you will have a never ending reward

And you are a man of great moral character

You will see and they will see

which of you is afflicted by madness

Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best who is guided

Then do not obey the unbelievers

They wish that you compromise, so they too can compromise

And do not obey any worthless contemptible swearer

or any backbiter and slander-monger

preventer of good, aggressor and one who is sinner

cruel, moreover, and furthermore one who is despicable

Just because he has money and children

when Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Myth of former people

We will brand him on the snout

We have tested them, as We tested the owners of a certain garden, when they vowed to harvest it in the morning

and made no allowance [for the Will of God]

But a disaster from your Lord came upon it while they slept

By morning it became barren and bleak

At day break they called to one another

saying, "Go early to your crop if you want to harvest the fruit

So they set out, whispering

Make sure no poor person enters the garden today

And early they went bent on their purpose

But when they saw it, they said, " We are lost

Rather, we have been ruined

The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, that you should praise your Lord's glory

They said, "May our Lord be exalted in His glory, we were unjust

Then they turned to one another, each blaming the other

They said, "How terrible for us; we were aggressors

Perhaps our Lord will give us a better substitute for it. We are turning to our Lord in hope

Such is the punishment. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew

There will be Gardens of delight for those who are mindful of God

Would We treat those who submit to us like those who forced others to reject Our messages

What is the matter with you? How do you judge

Or do you have a Book which you study

And in it do you find all that you wish for

Or do you have oaths from Us, that are binding until the Day of Resurrection, allowing you to have whatever you want

Ask them which of them, will be responsible for that claim

Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they are telling the truth

On the Day when legs are bared, they will be called to bow down, but will not be able

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. They were invited to bow down while they were healthy

So leave those who deny this revelation to Me. We will proceed against them gradually, from whence they do not know

And I will give them time. My plan is firm

Or do you ask them for a wage, so they are burdened with debt

Or do they know the future, and they write what is going to happen

So be patient for your Lord's judgment, and do not be like the fellow of the whale who called out in despair

Had a blessing from his Lord not reached him, he would have been abandoned and disgraced on a naked shore

But his Lord chose him and made him among the righteous

Those unbelievers all but kill you with their evil looks when they hear the message, and they say, "He must be mad

But it is only a reminder to all people